Aat&Elly:12 - Roan story

[aat]

Mel,
I just explained to Okie.... Elly and I are born on a sunday... sunday kids ... and a wonderful 6th sense ....

Aat... what's wrong with you and Elly? You get all the lucky sightings it seems
(What is wrong with you is that you must be very deserving people )

What a special sighting up north

[okie]

Okie, thanks... maybe because Elly and I are both born on a sunday ...the sunday kids... we never complain about a bit of luck...

Aat , what fantastic sightings You are certainly the luckiest people I know

Aat , I do not gamble either , and I am still not that lucky

[Bushcraft]

Fantastic wild dog sighting for the north

[Pumbaa]

As always you do have such a luck with your wild Dogs sightings, aat

[aat]

Thanks Pumbaa
This time I think very lucky seeing them so far north... so very unexpected we could niot believe our eyes.

As always you do have such a luck with your wild Dogs sightings, aat

[aat]

*** Travel Tales ***
Trip to Kruger NP 2016 (October – November) New series of Stories

06 – Into the Mega Pride part 1

It’s time for a new story,

This is going to be a Mega story in different parts about the Mega Pride of the North

In the past we have seen big prides in the south and near Satara (27) but this was incredible.
Within 9 days we have seen this huge pride 3 times and 3 times with a kill.

Into the Pride because all 3 times we were in the middle of them, surrounded by lions from little cubs to older lionesses.
It was extra special because we never saw more than 2 other cars near the sightings.

Time to join us ? Please take your seats and I hope you enjoy it


Part 1 – 1st sighting October 25th 2016, close to Sirheni Bushcamp along the S56

We were driving on the S56 and just passed Sirheni Bushcamp. Small road and coming around one of the many “corners” we saw this.

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Lions near the road and most of them lazy

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Looking around we saw lions at several places at the LH and RH side of the small road so we took position and stopped the engine. We were in the middle of a large pride. Some of the lions were just a few meters from us, others a bit further away

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Sitting and watching and listening….
Male around ? Yes there he is

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It was impossible to make shots to capture them all together so I selected photos from them at different locations around us.

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Lions of all different sizes from little cubs up to older ladies

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Looking through the bush near the road we saw more and more lions

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Many of them were laying down but also moving around like this cub , on the way to mommy

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Suddenly Dad showed up and starting his socializing role with some of the lionesses.

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And

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For a while it was “quitet” with walking around so we started to count them. 34 in total and I already can tell you … next sighting it was even more …

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One of the lionesses called her kids and walked to another tree to get some shade.

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And …

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Such a pride need a lot of food and as I said we found them 3 times with a kill
The kill was at the other side of the car so we turned to make some pictures of the leftovers with some cubs trying to find some meat.

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A last shot of this first sighting with them

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If you like to see and hear them alive…. Watch this video.
(sorry for the sound)

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https://youtu.be/zL07r3_C6Ys
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Will be continued with many more and spectacular photos


Thanks and hope you liked this part 1 of the story
Aat & Elly

[Flutterby]

Great sighting! A massive pride!

[Lisbeth]

I had quite a catch up to do, but it was worth it

Your painted dogs are marvelous and even if I am not a lion lover, your mega pride is something very special

[okie]

Wow , wow , wow

[Bushcraft]

Wow, 34 lion A massive pride